Plumbing for natural gas ???

My old house has natural gas fittings for gas heaters but they're not where we would like them to be and two of the rooms don't even have them. What is typically used for plumbing natural gas? steel pipe? copper? PEX? I'm going to get some estimates for the work but I like to learn as much as I can beforehand. Thanks.

Plumbing for natural gas ???

Plumbing for natural gas ???

Also, don't arbitrarily assume that 1/2" pipe will be adequate to supply the appliance(s). In many, many circumstances it will not. Gas pipes must be sized, which is a complicated process that your plumber hopefully understands.

Plumbing for natural gas ???

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Originally Posted by thekctermite

Also, don't arbitrarily assume that 1/2" pipe will be adequate to supply the appliance(s). In many, many circumstances it will not. Gas pipes must be sized, which is a complicated process that your plumber hopefully understands.

OP didn't respond when i asked what they were hooking up but they did mention a water heater.

Plumbing for natural gas ???

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Originally Posted by DVLCHLD

My old house has natural gas fittings for gas heaters but they're not where we would like them to be and two of the rooms don't even have them. What is typically used for plumbing natural gas? steel pipe? copper? PEX? I'm going to get some estimates for the work but I like to learn as much as I can beforehand. Thanks.

Just a do-it-yourselfer's opinion, you can run your own black pipe(black iron) It really isnt that difficult either! Your local supply store will have all the sizes you could imagine, to make this job as easy as pie. I just finished the install of a 54ft run(from meter to furnace), with three bends(elbows). It really wasnt that difficult! If you can read a tape measure you can map and measure your run and put it where you want it! Thats exactly what i done, i drew a map of measured lengths of each run and exactly where i wanted it to go. I only missed with one measurement by 1" and well black pipe has some flex for those small mishaps(miscalculations). So a simple pull in the opposite direction made the a perfect fit for the install to go excactly where i wanted it to go!

So do it yourself, you will have a blast! Get yourself a couple of pipe wrenches, and a tub of pipe-dope, and enjoy yourself when your done enjoy the fruits of your labor! Besides your labor=$0.00 thier labor+$65.00 hr. you do the math!

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